Civil rights (disambiguation)

Civil and political rights are a class of rights ensuring things such as the protection of peoples' physical integrity; procedural fairness in law; protection from discrimination based on gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, etc.; individual freedom of belief, speech, association, and the press; and political participation

Legal rights are rights that are bestowed by nations on those within their jurisdiction; they are sometimes also called civil rights in common law jurisdictions. Contrast with natural rights or human rights, which many scholars claim that individuals have by nature of being born

Civil rights, in civil law jurisdictions, are rights or powers which can be exercised under civil law, which includes things such as the ability to contract. In civil law jurisdictions, lawsuits between private parties for things such as breach of contract or a tort are usually expressed in terms of infringement of a civil right

Supreme Court sided with Comcast in a high-stakes civilrights case Monday, ruling that media mogul Byron Allen must show race was the determining reason that the company refused to carry his channels in order for his discrimination case to survive ... “The well-established framework that has protected civilrights for decades continues....

She was 7 years old when her father, civilrights leader Walter P ...Carter argued the law must protect the rights of the accused in civil cases, where there is a lower standard of evidence than for criminal charges. In 2016, after Pugh won election, she appointed Carter director of the Office of CivilRights, which Carter saw as a dream job....

56 minutes ago ...Kristen Frankovich says she’s been discriminated against because of her race in every position she’s held since 2007, when she started with the district, according to a federal civilrights lawsuit filed Wednesday. Pittsburgh Public SchoolssolicitorIra Weiss said the district doesn’t comment on pending litigation....

The civilrights law in question "is used by everyday people and could apply to retailers, apply to housing, could apply to any type of contractual relationship," said Michael Foreman, the director of the CivilRights Appellate Clinic at Penn State... More than two dozen civilrights groups, including the NAACP, have backed Allen....

“I am just determined to keep fighting for the freedom of all political prisoners, for civilrights in Catalonia and Spain and for the Republic of Catalonia.”. In a statement, her solicitorAamer Anwar said it had been a “humiliating defeat for the Spanish......

Tributes have been paid to Co Tyrone-based human rights lawyer Patrick Fahy who has passed away at the age of 75 after a short illness ... His entrance into law coincided with the civilrights campaign across Northern Ireland and he chaired the OmaghCivilRights Committee ... AdrianO'Kane, of Patrick Fahy and Co Solicitors, said yesterday....

... have the same free-speech protection as civilrights workers ... Deputy SolicitorGeneral Callie Castillo said the court "simply can't compare the rights of civilrights workers with a multi-national corporation (that) is trying to hide million of dollars of campaign contributions."....

BREXIT. The Facts. Read them here ... Dodds has seen his majority eroded in recent years, partially due to Sinn Féin’s selection of John Finucane, son of murdered solicitorPat Finucane, to run in the constituency. Finucane, a candidate firmly situated in the civilrights tradition, appealed to moderate nationalists who would usually vote for the SDLP ... ....